Three fingered mitten



Jan. 7, 1936. BASKlN 2,027,084

THREE FINGERED MITTEN Filed March 25, 1935 ATTO RN EYJ l E1 Q 5 30 Edwin IBasZ /Z' Z,

w W i M m Patented Jan. 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,027,084 THREE FINGERED MITTEN Edwin T. Baskin, Kansas City, Mo. Application March 25, 1935, Serial No. 12,760

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a three-fingered mitten, and one object is to improve upon the three-fingered mittens shown in my U. S. patents of May 17, 1921, No. 1,378,758 and October 14, 1924, No. 1,511,870, to such an extent as to provide for a saving of time and materials in the manufacture of the mitten.

Another object is to provide a hand covering of this character with an insert finger pocket of such novel form as to obtain all of the advantages of a finger pocket having gussets, but which can be manufactured in less time and expense than is possible when separate gussets are used.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hand covering in which the thumb opening is of such shape as to provide a better fit than when said opening is of the usual elliptical formation.

Other objects will hereinafter appear and in order that the invention may be fully understood,

reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a body blank and finger sections employed in carrying out the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the addition of two insert finger sections.

Fig. 3 is a view somewhat like Fig. 2, with the addition of a thumb blank.

Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the thumb blank.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the insert finger blanks.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the completed mitten.

Referring in detail to the various parts, 2 designates the body blank which has duplicate sides 3 and 4, preferably cut from one piece of material. The side 3 has finger sections 5 .and 6 formed integral therewith and projecting forwardly therefrom, and the side 4 has forwardly projecting finger sections 1 and 8 corresponding in shape and size to the finger sections 5 and 6, respectively. The finger sections 6 and 8 are of such width as to form a pocket 9 in the completed mitten for reception of the index finger and the sections 5 and l are wide enough to form a pocket ID for the reception of both the third and fourth fingers of one hand.

The body blank 2 has a thumb opening H extending forwardly from its rear margin l2. The opening I I, instead of being of the usual elliptical form, is of narrow formation with parallel sides !3 to provide a better fit around the thumb of the wearer.

l5 designates a thumb blank preferably cut from one piece of material and having duplicate sides I B and I1. Said thumb blank I5 has an opening l8 extending forwardly from its rear margin l9 and corresponding to the thumb opening I l in the body blank 2. The thumb blank I5 is of such dimensions that when folded it forms a pocket 20 in the completed mitten.

On referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing it will be 5 seen that the body blank 2 is formed without integral second finger sections projecting therefrom. This results in a saving of material in the formation of said body blank as the second finger pocket when made separately can be manufac- 10 tured from small pieces which would otherwise be discarded as waste material. In the present instance the small pieces of material are cut to form a pair of insert finger sections 22, which, when combined with the body blank 2, form a pocket 24 for the second finger of the hand.

The insert finger sections 22 are of peculiar formation and constitute an important feature of the present invention. As shown by Figs. 2 and 5, the sides of each finger section 22 extend outwardly in opposite directions towards their rear ends in the form of reverse curves as indicated at 28, so that the completed pocket 24 will have the advantage of a pocket provided with gussets which afford a better fit than the ordinary pocket having straight sides throughout its length. Each section 22 has a V-shaped recess in its rear end to conform to the crotch between the finger pockets 9 and I0 of the completed mitten.

In the manufacture and assemblage of a mit- 30 ten of this description the body and thumb blanks 2 and I5, respectively, are cut in the form shown and described. One of the insert finger sections 22 is then laid upon the body blank 2, Fig. 2,1 with one of the edges of the recess 30 against one edge of the finger section 5 to which latter said edge of the recess 30 is secured by stitching 34, after which the other edge of the recess 30 is secured to the adjacent edge of the finger section 6 by stitching 36, Fig. 3. The other insert finger section 22 is then stitched in the same manner to the adjacent edges of the finger sections 1 and 8. The thumb blank I5 is then secured to the body blank I with the stitching 38.

' The next step in assembling the mitten is to fold the body blank 2 along the dotted line A and the thumb blank l5 along the dotted line B, after which the thumb pocket 20 is completed by securing its free margins together with the stitching 40. The folded body blank 2 and all of its finger sections are then completed with stitching 42 which is started at the point 44 and completed at 4B in one operation. A wrist-band 50, Fig. 6, may then be sewed to the rear end of the mitten to complete the same.

- pockets, the rear portion of the sides of each portionprovidediwith a pocket adapted to receive From the foregoing description it will be understood that I have provided a three finger mitten embodying the advantages above pointed out, and while I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, proportion and minor details as properly fall within the scope of the invention as set forth and claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hand covering of the character described comprising a body portion having finger pockets and a thumb pocket, and an insert finger pocket arranged between the first mentioned finger pockets and formed from two finger sections sewed together and to said first-mentioned finger insert finger section extending outwardly in opposite directions in the form of reverse curves to provide a much greater width than exists at the front end of. the section,

2". A three-fingered mit't'en comprising a body the first finger and another pocket adapted to receive the third and fourth fingers of the hand, an insert finger pocket disposed between and sewed to the first-mentioned. fingerv pockets and adapted to receive the second finger of the hand the sides of said pocket extending outwardly in opposite directions in the form of reverse curves to lend greater width thereto than that of the index finger pocket, and a separate thumb pocket suitably attached to the body portion.

3. A hand covering comprising a body blank cut to form duplicate sides with integral finger sections, said body blank being adapted to be folded upon itself along a central line and stitched 1 together at its margins, the body blank having a thumb opening; a thumb pocket having an opening adapted to register with the one in the body blank and adapted to be stitched to the latter around the opening therein, and two independent insert finger sections adapted to have their rear ends stitched to the integral finger sections and have their margins stitched together to provide an insert finger pocket, the rear portions of each insert finger section ex- 2 tending outwardly on each side to approximately one-third the width of the. remainder of each section to provide ample room between the rear portion of the insert finger pocket and the ad- Joining. finger pockets. 2

EDWIN 'IT. BASKIN. 

